CO-EDUCATOR WITHIN A FEMINIST COOPERATIVE (MIGRANT) [EN]

CO-EDUCATOR WITHIN A FEMINIST COOPERATIVE (MIGRANT)

• I don’t know how to handle this, I can’t take it anymore. I’m lost. I feel weird. I would love to shout so many things at her, but I can’t…Deep down she’s my boss.
• But something specific has happened? Have you talked to her?
• This morning we programmed the month of July. I have to work everyday until the 18^th and afterwards, since school is over, my job is over… And, of course, she was like “Oh, finally, the workshops are over, vacations are arriving, with all the stress I feel! At least this year I’m taking a two months vacations and I don’t want to know about anything!” Telling me all she passed through this year, with everything that happened with Jose…
• Wait, wait…Who is Jose?
• Her boyfriend/partner/friend, whatever! She’s complaining about this guy all year. And, of course, as we are friends, she tells me everything… It is so perverse! It’s great to have a cool boss, with whom you talk with, with whom you can pick on the clients, with whom you can chat about what you believe in…
• But… have you told her you need to pay national insurance until the 30^th July so that you can have your documents?
• Wait! I’m coming there! That is the second part of the talk!
• Tell me!
• I explained to her that I need to pay national insurance all July. She told me that she would be thrilled to help me but, of course, she can’t. “I would be sooo thrilled to help you dear, honey!” she says. But the work is finished, so she can’t keep me with the contract. That if it depended on her, she would do it, but…you know…her partner wouldn’t allow.  She will try to help me but she doesn’t know…she ensures me, however, a contract for September.
• Really, I can’t believe it! I laugh myself at the cool feminist work environment and there fucking care work… Don’t you dare to listen to her problems for three hours again!
• In fact, the thing that has hurt me the must was that according to her speech, she is making me a favour in giving me a contract. Because, after all they are the only trendy progressive feminist employers that would hire a Columbian to give training.
• Yes, sure. It is really weird that with your 5 years of experience in communitarian development and your educational skills that haven’t offered you a contract to clean the office during summer…
• Well, it is amazing, but I definitely would have accepted it if they offered me that! It’s what there is for me! I don’t know…I’m really overwhelmed…But I’ll see what I can do.
• For a start, we can buy some eggs for the next demonstration for people without documentation and through at them when we find them.
• Yep, you’re right! And also some eggs for the next chats on cares and emotional work…(Laughs)…Listen, what are you doing?
• What should I been doing a Friday at 7 p.m? I’m at the faculty of course…(laughs)
• Well, I’ll call you and we meet ok?
• Ok, cheer up!